Wondrous Taklimakan: Integrated Scientific Investigation of the Taklimakan Desert |
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Aksu Andier arid autumn barchan Buddhist camels Chinese tamarisk climate comprehensive scientific investigation crescent dune cultural relics Daheyan Desert Area desert center desert interior desertification Desertified Land Developmental Intensity distributed Diversiform-leaved poplar forest Drift sand entered the Taklimakan environment eolian eolian sand Euphrate poplar forest exploration formed Geology gobi surface green corridor Han Dynasty Han's Hotan Hotan River Hu Wenkang Integrated Scientific Investigation investigation members investigation team Kashi Kaxgar Keriya Keriya River km² Korla Kunlun Mountains LEGEND Lop Nur Loulan lower reaches Lunnan makan Desert Manxi Mazartag Mountain Mazartag Mt meteorological station middle reaches Miocene epoch Niya Northwest China oases oasis petroleum Pishan Pliocene poplar forest Qarqan Qira County region ruins Ruoqiang sand dunes sand sea Silk Road Takli Taklimakan Desert Tang Dynasty Tarim Basin Tarim River Tazhong Tertiary period Tianshan Mountains trees unearthed Uygur Washixia wind force Xinjiang Yarkant Yarkant River Yutian zone